Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 4 | S 5 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 87 | 146 | 182 | 178 | 172 | 128 | 123 | 90 | 83 | 58 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40AM3.44m | 4:09PM3.14m | 4:18AM3.30m | 4:46PM3.00m | 5:02AM3.11m | 5:30PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.19m | 10:08PM0.47m | 10:36AM0.38m | 10:50PM0.60m | 11:20AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 5 | N 9 |
23 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 89 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 87 | 146 | 182 | 178 | 172 | 128 | 123 | 90 | 83 | 20 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 4 | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | N 9 | NE 5 |
3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 18 | — | — | 10 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 58 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 12 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — |
1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 2 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 135 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 28 | — | — | 14 | 32 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 156 | 156 | 186 | 806 | 586 | 9 | 392 | 379 | 309 | 193 | 144 | 21 | 155 | 155 | 185 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 162 | 455 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
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